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The biggest surprise in the state budget, released Friday, is an unanticipated $22 billion in additional funding for TK-12 and community colleges, beyond what was projected in the 2025-26 budget passed by the Legislature in June.

The proposed budget does not set aside money to cover potentially massive federal cuts to health, nutrition and child care.

Backfilling additional cuts amid a growing state budget deficit will require additional revenue or serious cutbacks in other places. »

Forecasters on Tuesday warned that the ice could weigh down trees and power lines, triggering widespread outages.

AP AUDIO: Forecasters warn of a ‘major winter storm’ with ice threat from Texas to the Carolinas AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on winter weather across the U.S.

Forecasters cautioned that significant uncertainty remains, particularly over how much ice or snow could fall across north and central Texas. »

One University of Alaska Fairbanks undergraduate apparently has found a way no one else seems to have thought of to fight back against AI-generated art.

Graham Granger, a student in the school’s film and performing arts program, came upon some AI-generated art by MFA student Nick Dwyer and promptly ate it in protest, according to a report in the Sun Star, a student paper.

Artist Nick Dwyer with his work Shadow Searching: ChatGPT psychosis (2025) after it was partially eaten by another student. »

The Nintendo Switch 2 continues to be the fastest-selling console in Japan's history, moving 3.78 million units in 2025.

The original Switch came in second with 1.52 million units sold, followed by PlayStation 5 (879,204 units), Xbox Series X|S (31,226 units), and PlayStation 4 (1,807 units).

Sales of the console reached the highest global figure of any Nintendo platform in the first four months of launch, surpassing 10.36 million units. »